Shrouds of the Somme talk by Rob Heard MBE

Tickets available on EventBrite: A Stitch in Time – Shrouds of the Somme talk & meal Tickets, Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

A talk with the inspirational artist Rob Heard MBE, who spent five years creating 72,396 shrouded figures.
Each handmade 12-inch model represents one of the 72,396 British Commonwealth serviceman killed at the Somme with no known grave. “These were individuals, not just a huge number. And that’s so often forgotten”

Discover how this project came about, progressed and became the thought provoking piece of art that is today.